EDITORIAL: Lifesaving changes on Kentucky roadsPublished in the Frankfort State Journal It is tragic when anyone dies in an automobile accident, but it was good news for all Kentuckians when the Transportation Cabinet released its fatality numb...

EDITORIAL: Individual rights vs. the public good Fifty years after the first warnings from the Surgeon General about the hazards of tobacco usage, yet another attempt to stamp out smoking in public places throughout Kentucky is in the legislative...

EDITORIAL: Special niche for arts centerThe arts, operatic soprano Beverly Sills once said, are “the signature of civilization.” According to former President George W. Bush, “The study and appreciation of the arts and humanities serve a...

Things that had us talking in 2013A line from the movie “Steel Magnolias” goes, “If you don’t have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me!” Since time immemorial, it has been one of the favorite human activities – ...

EDITORIAL: Merry, or not; it’s all up to youAbout the only thing that’s more popular nowadays than church-state separatists complaining about the Christian culture is the complaining by Christians about their own essential holiday. “Christma...

Editorial: ‘Perfect storm’ for schools, lawmakersAlong with mandate goes enabling. It’s ludicrous to demand something of someone without first making sure the resources, talents and capabilities required to meet the mandate have been provided. Th...

Editorial: Keeping watch on the weatherThere’s an old quotation, generally attributed to the American writer Mark Twain: “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” We are trying as hard as we can to change t...

The Christmas spirit of givingTo Christians, Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God. Christ, sacrificed on the cross for the sins of man, is considered the ultimate gift from a loving Creator....

EDITORIAL: On prosperity, thankfulnessIn the old Walt Disney movie “Swiss Family Robinson” (1960), a family attempting to emigrate to New Guinea in the 19th century is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island in the Pacific. When the fathe...

A decent, safe, affordable homeQuite often, some of the best things are taken for granted. To try to ensure that at least one of those things gets the appreciation it deserves, here’s a shout-out to Marshall County Habitat for H...